Perhaps no one told this mallard duck that the Polar Bear Plunge is January 1st at Lake DeSmet - not on December 28th in Kendrick Park. Speaking of "The Plunge" the one on January 1, 2012 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Polar Bear Plunge.

The announcement by Sears Holdings that they plan to close more than 100 Kmart and Sears stores following another down Christmas sales season has left local retailers across the country waiting for the announcement on which stores will get the axe – and that includes Sheridan's stores.

Christmas-vacationing kids driving you crazy with their new i-gadgets, remote control cars and Red Ryder BB guns? Drop the youth off at the remodeled Tongue River Valley Community Center youth room at their Ranchester location for their grand reopening tonight and tomorrow night.

Property owner Bill Joy came before the Buffalo City Council at their meeting last week to request a refund for more than six years' of overcharges for garbage service at his apartment complex. He explains further.

At last week's Johnson County Commission meeting, Wayne Graves, Vice-Chairman of the Johnson County Planning and Zoning Commission, suggested to the commissioners that they not rehire an assistant planner when current assistant planner Jerry Osborn retires.